手伝いのお礼として私は彼に一杯おごった。

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English Translation

I bought him a drink in return for his help.

Furigana

手伝(てつだ)いのお礼(れい)として私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に一(いち)杯(はい)おごった。

Romanji

Tetsudai no orei toshite watashi wa kare ni ichi hai ogotta.

Words

手伝い (てつだい)

helper; assistant; help

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

お礼 (おれい、おんれい)

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift; ceremony; ritual

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

杯 (はい、はた)

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls; counter for ships, octopuses and squid

奢る (おごる)

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty